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Federal Appellate Panel Jarrett Perlow, Chief Deputy USCA Federal Circuit T om Plunkett, Chief Deputy USCA Fifth Circuit Calendaring Our Future Together. ™

Federal Appellate Panel Agenda  Circuit Information and Statistics  Common Errors  Compliance/Quality Control (QC) Process  Filing Resources and Assistance Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 1

Fifth Circuit Information  John Minor Wisdom Courthouse New Orleans  8 Locations: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Jackson, Houston, Austin, Dallas & San Antonio  Currently: 16 Active Judges, 9 Senior Judges & 1 Vacancy  3 States: Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi  9 District Courts:  Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Texas  Western, Central & Eastern Louisiana  Northern & Southern Mississippi Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 2

Federal Circuit Information National Courts Building, Washington, D.C. • 12 Active Judges, 6 Senior Judges • • National Jurisdiction • 94 U.S. District Courts • U.S. Court of International Trade U.S. Court of Federal Claims • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs • • Federal Agencies • Patent and Trademark Office Merit Systems Protection Board • International Trade Commission • • Board of Contract Appeals (and more…) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 3

Fifth Circuit Statistical Snapshot Court Term 2017 – 2018 Cases Procedural Total Merits Merits Merits % Placed on % Reversed July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Commenced Terminations Terminations Terminations Terminations the Oral After Oral on Briefs Argument Hearing Calendar Criminal 2,156 394 1,623 219 1,404 13.5% 4.4% U.S. Prisoner Petitions 735 318 324 18 306 5.6% 3.7% Other U.S. Civil 166 84 68 38 30 55.9% 11.8% Private Prisoner Petitions 1,403 669 770 49 721 6.4% 3.6% Other Private Civil 1,633 740 570 351 219 61.6% 11.4% Bankruptcy 86 24 30 20 10 66.7% 13.3% Administrative Agency 452 236 222 42 180 18.9% 3.6% Original Proceedings* 671 213 505 1 504 0.2% 0.0% Miscellaneous 45 5 44 0 44 0.0% 0.0% TOTAL 7,347 2,683 4,156 738 3,418 17.8% 5.5% Number of Number of Number of Total Number Total Number of Petitions for Panel Petitions for of Published Unpublished Panel Rehearings Rehearing Number Opinions Opinions Rehearing Granted En Banc Granted Fifth Circuit 374 2,462 244 20 175 8 Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 4

Federal Circuit Statistical Snapshot Court Term 2017 – 2018 Cases Procedural Total Merits % Merits % Merits % of Docket July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Commenced Terminations Terminations Terminations Reversed Patent and Trademark Office 587 145 396 73.1% 10% 36.8% District Court (Patents) 476 183 347 65.4% 8% 29.8% Court of Federal Claims 169 60 111 64.9% 14% 10.6% Merit Systems Protection Board 128 61 78 56.1% 9% 8.0% Court of Appeals Veterans Claims 78 29 75 72.1% 9% 4.9% Court of International Trade 40 6 34 85% 21% 2.5% International Trade Comm’n. 27 6 7 54.8% 0% 1.7% Board of Contract Appeals 12 4 9 69.2% 0% 0.8% Other 80 64 8 11.1% 0% 4.9% TOTAL 1,597 558 1,065 65.6% 10% 100% Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 5

Fifth Circuit Case Processing Times Court T erm 2017-2018 • Notice of Appeal to Filing of Last Brief: 4.8 Months • Last Brief to Hearing or Submission: 5.4 Months • Hearing to Final Disposition: 1.2 Months • Submission to Final Disposition 0.4 Months • Notice of Appeal to CA 5 Final Disposition: 9.8 Months The median time from filing of the Notice of Appeal to CA 5 final disposition in oral argument cases is 13.3 Months. Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 6

Federal Circuit Case Processing Times Court T erm 2017 The median time from filing of the Notice of Appeal to CAFC final disposition in oral argument cases is 13.0 Months. Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 7

Fifth Circuit Common Errors • Incorrect Events and Reliefs • No current, updated appearance form • Missing/incorrect Citations (Cite Link) • Missing Certificate of Compliance on motions, response, replies, rehearings, etc. • Missing Certificate of Conference • Incomplete Transcript Order Forms • Incorrect Caption Format Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 8

Federal Circuit Common Errors • Incomplete Certificates of Interest and Docketing Statements • Answer each question, use “none” or “N/A” as appropriate Use the relief “Extend Time to File Brief” for all • brief types. “Extend Time to File Other” must not be used • for brief-related extensions Statement of Jurisdiction • • Absent disagreement, a statement of jurisdiction must not be in a response brief. FCR 28(b) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 9

Federal Circuit COI Errors • Use the current Form 9 (rev. 10/17) • http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/rules-of-practice/forms/form9.pdf • Item #4: Include only (1) former counsel who appeared below and will not appear on appeal and (2) counsel who will appear on appeal but have not yet filed an EOA Item #5: Must include the same information as in the • briefs Must file an updated COI as its own docket entry in • addition to brief and motion disclosure. FCR 47.4(c) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 10

Fifth Circuit Practice Tips  Register Early and Keep Information Updated: Member Fifth Circuit Bar, PACER Enrollment for the Fifth Circuit, and filed, updated Appearance Form  Notice of Docketing Activity (NDA):  Check for any Attachments  If think incorrectly filed, don’t refile. Please call.  Extensions:  All requests for extension must include justification.  Level 1 Extension = Only 30 days total. Must file motion for extension beyond 30 days  Citation of Supplemental Authorities (28J Submissions):  Intervening Decisions or New Developments  Citations and Succinct (350 words) Comments Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 11

Federal Circuit Practice Tips • IPR Cases Notice of Election: Must file within 14 days of service of the notice of appeal 37 C.F.R. 1.983(e)(2) • Confidential Documents: Need a non-confidential version filed as well • Transcripts: Do not file the transcript order form unless a transcript is actually ordered. (FRAP 10/11) FRAP 44: Separate notice required, not just • mentioning it in the brief Calendaring: 3-4 months between briefing and • hearing scheduled Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 12

Fifth Circuit QC Initiatives • QC Compliance Scan linked to Briefing Deficiency Letter • Attorney “Turbo - Tax Like“ Interface • Downloadable, Individualized Brief Templates Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 13

QC Compliance Scan Automated QC Scan Process QC T est Types • Submit electronically filed documents to an • Case Number/Caption automated quality control service that looks • Court Name/Originating Court Name for potential defects upon filing. Currently • Brief Type (Appellant, Appellee, Reply) only the Appellant's Brief, Appellee's Brief, and • Volume Limitations (Word Count, etc.) Reply Brief. Ultimately we will do this for all. • Scanned Document • Automatically report defects to the • ROA Citations appropriate staff member, greatly reducing the time required to "quality control" (QC) the • Social Security Numbers document for defects. • Signature If the defects are sufficiently serious to • • The required sections of the brief. warrant rejection of the filing, the defects are automatically included in the deficiency form (BR-5 docketing letter). Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 14

Sample Attorney QC Feedback Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 15

Brief T emplates Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 16

Federal Circuit Quality Control • Clerk’s Review • Typically completed within two working days Notice of Non-Compliance • • Correction must be filed within five business days or original could be stricken • Quality Control Notice • No correction required Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 17

Sample Non-Compliance Notice Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 18

Fifth Circuit Filing Resources and Assistance • Website: www.ca5.uscourts.gov Fifth Circuit Life of the Appeal Flow Chart • • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) • Practitioner Guide Guide to Filing Emergency Motions • • Brief Guidance and Sample Briefs Record Reference Guide (Cite link) • • Case Management Teams Contact List • Help Desk: 877.232-1038 or Webmaster_ca5@ca5.uscourts.gov Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 19

Fifth Circuit Website Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 20

Fifth Circuit Life of the Appeal Chart Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 21

Fifth Circuit Case Management Contact List Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 22

Federal Circuit Filing Resources and Assistance Website • • www.cafc.uscourts.gov Clerk’s Office Filing Resources • www.cafc.uscourts.gov/contact/clerks-office/filing-resources • • Federal Circuit Rules of Practice www.cafc.uscourts.gov/rules-of-practice/notices • • Electronic Filing Procedures: • www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/cmecf/ElectronicFilingPr ocedures.pdf • Contacting the Clerk’s Office www.cafc.uscourts.gov/contact/clerks-office • Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 23